Two of my girl friends and I headed to Mammoth this past weekend so we could run the Inaugural Mammoth Half Marathon. Put three women in the car and, somehow, the miles and hours just fly by!! We laughed and talked and caught up on each others lives in short order! Shelly off to teach at a new school next year. Kim and her hilarious online dating escapades. Susan, well, Susan is kind of the boring one of the group. Life is pretty much holding steady for her!
The race itself promised to be a challenge as it was at 9,000 feet! It promised "virtually" downhill, which was true until the last few miles. You know, miles 9 thru 12 when you are running out of gas and wishing it were over? Yes, that's when the course presented some pretty darn challenging hills ~ at least for this old broad! Let's just say, my friend Shelly, who did not run the race, but was our finish line cheering section, told my other friend, Kim, that, "Susan looked thin and frail as she crossed the finish line!" Now, I'll happily take the thin part, but frail?! Yikes!! Judge for yourself in the bottom right photo.
Here's the thing about a race. It is a lot like life. There are points that are easy and points that are hard. Part of it (waiting for the start) is just hanging around and stewing about what is to come. Part of it (when it's over) is reliving it and realizing it wasn't as bad as you let your mind think it might be. Maybe it was even been better than you thought possible ~ even if you looked thin and frail!!!
The race itself promised to be a challenge as it was at 9,000 feet! It promised "virtually" downhill, which was true until the last few miles. You know, miles 9 thru 12 when you are running out of gas and wishing it were over? Yes, that's when the course presented some pretty darn challenging hills ~ at least for this old broad! Let's just say, my friend Shelly, who did not run the race, but was our finish line cheering section, told my other friend, Kim, that, "Susan looked thin and frail as she crossed the finish line!" Now, I'll happily take the thin part, but frail?! Yikes!! Judge for yourself in the bottom right photo.
Here's the thing about a race. It is a lot like life. There are points that are easy and points that are hard. Part of it (waiting for the start) is just hanging around and stewing about what is to come. Part of it (when it's over) is reliving it and realizing it wasn't as bad as you let your mind think it might be. Maybe it was even been better than you thought possible ~ even if you looked thin and frail!!!
I think the "frail" part just came into play because you had just run 13.1 miles. It was an awesome weekend and you both did a great job! ♥Shelly
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